text_original: The great city of Constantinople was impregnable to assault on the land side, and could not be successfully starved into surrender while the Empire retained the command of the sea.
text_transcription: THE GREAT CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE WAS IMPREGNABLE TO ASSAULT ON THE LAND SIDE AND COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFULLY STARVED INTO SURRENDER WHILE THE EMPIRE RETAINED THE COMMAND OF THE SEA
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wʌz ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl tʊ ɐsˈɔlt ɔnðə lˈænd sˈaɪd, ænd kʊd nˌɑːt biː səksˈɛsfəli stˈɑːɹvd ˌɪntʊ sɚɹˈɛndɚ wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə kəmˈænd ʌvðə sˈiː.